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FWST: TCU perfecting art of small ball on its way to Omaha
By Ryan Osborne
rosborne@star-telegram.com
In the biggest at-bat of his season, TCU catcher Kyle Bacak squared to bunt with two runners on and an out in the ninth inning of a tie game Monday against Pepperdine. But it shouldn’t have come as much of a shock that the Horned Frogs went for — and succeeded — with the suicide squeeze.
TCU has fine-tuned the art of small ball this season on its way to a berth in the College World Series. The Frogs have stolen 89 bases, more than double last year’s total of 38, while laying down 60 sacrifice bunts.
A pitching staff with a 2.19 ERA lends itself to manufacturing runs on offense. TCU certainly doesn’t need a flurry of runs often. But the park in which TCU plays also dictates what the Frogs can and can’t do. ...
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/06/11/5893504/tcu-perfecting-art-of-small-ball.html#storylink=cpy
By Ryan Osborne
rosborne@star-telegram.com
In the biggest at-bat of his season, TCU catcher Kyle Bacak squared to bunt with two runners on and an out in the ninth inning of a tie game Monday against Pepperdine. But it shouldn’t have come as much of a shock that the Horned Frogs went for — and succeeded — with the suicide squeeze.
TCU has fine-tuned the art of small ball this season on its way to a berth in the College World Series. The Frogs have stolen 89 bases, more than double last year’s total of 38, while laying down 60 sacrifice bunts.
A pitching staff with a 2.19 ERA lends itself to manufacturing runs on offense. TCU certainly doesn’t need a flurry of runs often. But the park in which TCU plays also dictates what the Frogs can and can’t do. ...
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2014/06/11/5893504/tcu-perfecting-art-of-small-ball.html#storylink=cpy
